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DCT Chap 1
Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Software | set of instructions also called a program or application that tells a computer to perform tasks |
| Operating System | software that controls all of the other software programs and allows the computer to perform basic tasks |
| Hardware | Includes all the physical parts of the computer |
| Digital | Info that's represented as individual pieces of data using numbers 1 and 0 rather than a continuous stream |
| Hard drive | Built-in storage device inside a computer |
| Input | Info that is entered into a computer |
| Output | Info that a computer produces or processes |
| External Storage Device | storage device than be easily removed from a computer and is often small and portable |
| Read Only Memory | A memory that holds data that can be read by a digital device but cannot be changed or deleted |
| E Portfolio | Collection of the best documents and projects you have crated and saved in an electronic format |
| CTRL+B | To bold selected text |
| CTRL+I | To Italicize selected text |
| CTRL+U | To Underline Selected Text |
| CTRL+[ | To decrease font size of selected text |
| CTRL+] | To increase font size of selected text |
| CTRL+C | To copy selected text |
| CTRL+X | To cut selected text |
| CTRL+V | To paste selected text |
| CTRL+Z | To undo |
| CTRL+R | To right align text |
| CTRL+L | To left align text |
| CTRL+E | To center align text |
| SHIFT+ARROW KEYS | To select text |
| CTRL+A | To select all text |
| CTRL+S | To save a file |
| F12 | To save as a file |
| CTRL+P | To print a document |
| ALT+F4 | To close a document |
| Word Processor | A program or machine for storing, manipulating, and formatting text entered from a keyboard and providing a printout |
| Microsoft Word | Graphical word processing program that users can type with |
| Google Docs | Free Web-based application in which documents and spreadsheets can be created, edited and stored online. Files can be accessed from any computer with an Internet connection and a full-featured Web browser |